Sushi is just the start of Kinjo’s culinary diversity

Kinjo Sushi & Grill is a little regional empire, serving reasonable, affordable fare at its seven Calgary locations. It’s got the Japanese standards covered: sushi, tempura, teriyaki, tempura.

But then Kinjo takes a sharp, unanticipated culinary detour, offering Korean fried chicken, bacon-lettuce-tomato sandwiches for $3 and… wait for it, Bolognese spaghetti at $5 a plate.

What really catches my eye is a standard Canadian breakfast—two eggs, a strip of bacon, a nice little sausage, sourdough toast and a wee mixed salad—all for $5.

Bacon and eggs breakfast for only $5

I won’t pretend it can touch a $15 or $20 chef-produced breakfast; the plastic serving plate screams of fast food. But it hits the spot for a pocket full of change, a strategy that, on the day I visit, attracts a reasonable morning crowd to this large, bright restaurant.

Kinjo is a bright, spacious space

Sit down for breakfast here, and you can truly circle the culinary globe.

Kinjo Sushi and Grill
120 Stewart Green SW (Westhills) and six other Calgary locations
Breakfast served daily 8 am-noon
587-864-8523